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Murmansk Region Investigations Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against advisor of Murmansk Region ex-governor Gennady Shubin. He is suspected of a crime under part 4 of article 159 of the RF Criminal Code (swindling on an especially large scale).

According to investigators, in the period between 2 June and 3 September 2008, Gennady Shubin, bein CEO of OOO Promenergoservis (LLC) used forged documents to steal property of OAO Teplovodosnabzhenie (OJSC) worth more than 600 million rubles.

In addition, on 20 March 2013, Oktyabrsky district court of Murmansk found legal and grounded resolutions of the investigator on launching two criminal cases against Gennady Shubin over signs of a crime under part 4 of article 160 of the RF Criminal Code (misappropriation or embezzlement on an especially large scale) appealed against by the defense.

According to investigators, funds coming from final consumers (citizens, organizations) to OAO Kolenergosbyt were not in full transferred to suppliers, but were stolen by top managers of the above-mentioned organization by embezzling them to affiliated commercial organizations. According to preliminary data, as a result of criminal activity by Gennady Shubin OAO GGK-1 and OAO MRSK-Northwest suffered damage of no less than 390 million rubles.

At present search and investigating operations are underway to gather and consolidate evidence. Investigation of criminal cases is ongoing.